pomate

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US/ˈpoʊmət/UK/ˈpəʊmət/

noun

Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.

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ointmentparticularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hairpomadeanointmash
OriginMedieval Latin pomatum ← Latin pōmum →
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Meanings

nounpomate (plural pomates)

plural pomates

  1. historicaluncommonSynonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.

    Shee with no Pomate paints her Face...

    1625, Alexander Garden, Characters and Essays, page 47

    Synonyms: ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair

  2. ScotlandSynonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.

    Patient he sits, while Master Puff, with pomate, tongs, and powder-pluff... gives each hair its proper station...

    1774, Archibald Bruce, The Kirkiad..., Canto I, 18

    Synonyms: pomade

verbpomate (third-person singular simple present pomates, present participle pomating, simple past and past participle pomated)

present singular third person pomates · participle present pomating · participle past pomated · past pomated

  1. obsoletetransitiveSynonym of anoint: to apply ointment.

    Synonyms: anoint

  2. obsoletetransitiveSynonym of pomade: to apply pomade.

    Synonyms: pomade

  3. obsoletetransitiveSynonym of mash: to crush into a paste.

    Synonyms: mash

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.

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ointmentparticularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair

nounSynonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.

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pomade

verbSynonym of anoint: to apply ointment.

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anoint

verbSynonym of pomade: to apply pomade.

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pomade

verbSynonym of mash: to crush into a paste.

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mash
Also see
anointmashointmentpomade

Origin

  1. Latinpōmum“fruit, apple”
  2. Medieval Latinpomatum“cider, ointment”
  3. Englishpomate

From Medieval Latin pomatum (“cider, ointment”) either directly or via slightly earlier English pomatum, from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”) + -ātum (“-ate: forming nouns”). Doublet of pomatum, pomade, and pomace.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tampoe
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APA

pomate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomate

MLA

“pomate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pomate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomate.

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